Ancient Rome
Empire: Fortress of Spears
Young Marcus Aquila (calling himself Centurion Corvus) has hidden himself in the Roman Army and is serving in one of…
Agent of Rome: The Siege
Its eastern provinces are being gobbled up by the aggressive (and suspiciously Arabesque) Palmyrans, and the Roman Empire, shown as…
Conspirata
In Imperium, we saw Cicero rise from humble origins to achieve the highest office of Rome. Now, in the second…
Vespasian: Tribune of Rome
At the age of 16, Vespasian leaves the family home along with his brother, Sabinus, to journey to Rome with…
Gladiator — Fight for Freedom
61 BC, Greece. When 10-year-old Marcus’ father is killed, Marcus and his mother are sold into slavery. Marcus is determined…
The Golden Cockerel: A New Odyssey
Kenneth Allen’s subtitle could also read A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Quest. Tongue-in-cheek, The Golden Cockerel…
Eromenos
Melanie McDonald, in her slim, lyrical debut Eromenos, re-creates the story of the Roman emperor Hadrian’s all-consuming infatuation with the…
Daughters of Rome
In 69 A.D., one of the most tumultuous years in the history of Rome, four women of the Cornelii family…
Captain of Rome
The Roman Republic was just beginning naval warfare during what has come to be known as the First Punic War.…
Ruso and the River of Darkness
The fourth novel in a series of historical mysteries set in the second century A.D., Caveat Emptor takes place in…
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